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9504 | ONLINE | Online Kinship Caregiver: Big Behavior and Trauma: Similarities, Differences and Strategies for Parenting

Course Start Date: Friday, December 1, 2017

Registration Dates:

Registration Starts: Friday, December 1, 2017

Registration Ends: Thursday, December 31, 2020

Location:

Online - www.d2l.msu.edu Asynchronous, non-interactive, online, self-paced

Description:

This online training is for relatives raising relative children.

In the State of Michigan, over 28% of children under the age of 17 have experienced two or more adverse childhood experiences, well above the national average. Adverse childhood experiences include verbal, psychological, physical, or sexual abuse (witness or victim), among other somewhat complex traumatic events (ACES Study, 2011). These traumatic experiences can greatly affect how children view and cope with life. Complexly traumatized children often behave in ways that seem random, unpredictable, withdrawn and extreme, struggling with impulse control and being able to think through consequences (NCTSN, 2017). Research and practice are now opening our eyes to the significant relationship between behavior and Trauma exposure. In this workshop, you will learn about common similarities and differences between typical developmental behaviors and Trauma behavior, as well as, the interrelatedness of each. You will receive strategies for parenting children who are exhibiting big behavior due to trauma exposure. In addition, you will receive tips and resources for further education and tools available to families.

Available SW CECHs:

0.0

CE Faculty:

Kelley Blanck

Credentials:
LMSW
Bio:
Kelley Blanck, LMSW, is currently the Professional Development Specialist for MSU School of Social Work Continuing Education Department. She is also a faculty member, teaching Macro level classes for the school. Prior to MSU, Ms. Blanck worked for 20 years in the public mental health field, in both clinical and macro level areas. Her areas of specialty include grant writing, strategic planning, focus group facilitation, program development, data analysis, systems change initiatives and trauma informed practices. In addition, she is a certified Trauma Trainer, with a particular focus on foster/adoptive trauma exposure.

Objectives:

As a result of this course, you will be able to:
1. Define the different types of trauma.
2. List the similarities and differences between typical developmental behavior and trauma symptoms.
3. Describe strategies for parenting children with big behavior.
4. Identify tips and resources for children with trauma exposure.

Pricing Information:

MHEF Kinship Caregiver:	0

Comments:

This course includes a one hour recorded presentation, handouts and a required posttest. This course is a non-interactive, online course utilizing D2L (Desire2Learn). 
If this is the first online course you have taken with us, STOP and visit: https://community.idm.msu.edu/selfservice/ to obtain a community ID. 
After registration and payment, check your email and click the link to follow these steps to access the course: 
 Step 1: Go to the course by typing this URL in your browser: https://d2l.msu.edu  
 Step 2: Sign into D2L using the Community ID (username and password) that you created during the registration process to access the course. 
 Step 3: Click the course title and begin your course. 
For more information, to request accommodations, or file a grievance, please contact Continuing Education at swkce@msu.edu or call 517-353-3060.
This course is available 24 hours a day and will be open until December 15, 2017.

9502 | ONLINE | Online Kinship Caregiver: Caring for the Caregiver: Coping with Stress for Your Health and Well-Being.

Course Start Date: Friday, December 1, 2017

Registration Dates:

Registration Starts: Friday, December 1, 2017

Registration Ends: Thursday, December 31, 2020

Location:

Online - www.d2l.msu.edu Asynchronous, non-interactive, online, self-paced

Description:

Caregiving can be one of the most rewarding jobs, but also one of the most stressful. It is not unusual for caregivers to neglect their own health and well-being. And yet, maintaining physical and emotional health is key to being able to continue providing care to others. This hour-long webinar will provide information on basic warning signs and preventative techniques to help you deal with common health issues such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and arthritis as well as resources where you can learn more.

Available SW CECHs:

0.0

CE Faculty:

Amanda Toler Woodward

Credentials:
PhD
Bio:
Dr. Woodward received her M.A. in 1997 from the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration and her PhD in Social Work and Sociology in 2007 from the University of Michigan. She is an Associate Professor of Social Work at Michigan State University.

Objectives:

As a result of this course, you will be able to:
1. Identify basic warning signs of high blood pressure, diabetes, and arthritis.
2. Identify actions you can take to prevent or control these major health issues.

Pricing Information:

MHEF Kinship Caregiver:	0

Comments:

This course includes a one hour recorded presentation, handouts and a required posttest. This course is a non-interactive, online course utilizing D2L (Desire2Learn). 
If this is the first online course you have taken with us, STOP and visit: https://community.idm.msu.edu/selfservice/ to obtain a community ID. 
After registration and payment, check your email and click the link to follow these steps to access the course: 
 Step 1: Go to the course by typing this URL in your browser: https://d2l.msu.edu  
 Step 2: Sign into D2L using the Community ID (username and password) that you created during the registration process to access the course. 
 Step 3: Click the course title and begin your course. 
For more information, to request accommodations, or file a grievance, please contact Continuing Education at swkce@msu.edu or call 517-353-3060.
This course is available 24 hours a day and will be open until December 31, 2020.

9503 | ONLINE | Online Kinship Caregiver: Effectively Addressing Symptoms of Learning, Attention and Behavior Disorders in Youth within Kinship Settings

Course Start Date: Friday, December 1, 2017

Registration Dates:

Registration Starts: Friday, December 1, 2017

Registration Ends: Thursday, December 31, 2020

Location:

Online - www.d2l.msu.edu Asynchronous, non-interactive, online, self-paced

Description:

This online training is for relatives raising relative children.

Kinship families experience unique challenges with youth who often exhibit symptoms associated with disabilities in learning, attention and behavior. This workshop describes how mental health agencies and school settings identify and intervene with these concerns, and how caregivers may effectively collaborate in these processes. How traumatic histories relate to some symptoms will be considered. Positive behavior support strategies to address symptoms of these disorders and resources beneficial to further learning about these issues will be highlighted.

Available SW CECHs:

0.0

CE Faculty:

John Sougstad

Credentials:
MSW, EdS, PhD candid
Bio:
John Sougstad, Ph.D., Dr. Sougstad is currently the Assistant Director of Special Education and Clinical Supervisor for Psychological Services for Jackson County Intermediate School District. Dr. Sougstad also teaches graduate level courses as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Michigan State University with dual appointments in the School of Social Work and the School Psychology Program. As a lifelong learner he has earned a Masters degree in Social Work (MSW), as well as Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) and Doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees in School Psychology, all from Michigan State University. He is a Licensed Maters Social Worker, a Certified School Psychologist and a Doctoral Educational Limited Licensed Psychologist. For more information: http://socialwork.msu.edu/About-Us/Faculty-Staff/John-Sougstad

Objectives:

As a result of this course, you will be able to:
1. Identify the unique setting characteristics of children’s special needs within the context of kinship placements.
2. Develop an appreciation for nature and nurture impacts upon development.
3. Understand how learning, attention and behavior disorders are identified and treated within clinic and school settings
4. Understand problems with learning, attention and behavior within the context of prior traumatic histories
5. Learn how to collaborate effectively to address problems with learning, attention and behavior across home, school and community settings using positive behavior support strategies
6. Become aware of pertinent resources helpful to address concerns

Pricing Information:

MHEF Kinship Caregiver:	0

Comments:

This course includes a one hour recorded presentation, handouts and a required posttest. This course is a non-interactive, online course utilizing D2L (Desire2Learn). 
If this is the first online course you have taken with us, STOP and visit: https://community.idm.msu.edu/selfservice/ to obtain a community ID. 
After registration and payment, check your email and click the link to follow these steps to access the course: 
 Step 1: Go to the course by typing this URL in your browser: https://d2l.msu.edu  
 Step 2: Sign into D2L using the Community ID (username and password) that you created during the registration process to access the course. 
 Step 3: Click the course title and begin your course. 
For more information, to request accommodations, or file a grievance, please contact Continuing Education at swkce@msu.edu or call 517-353-3060.
This course is available 24 hours a day and will be open until December 31, 2020.

9501 | ONLINE | Online Kinship Caregiver: Kinship Caregiver: I Don’t Have Time for That!: Self-Care and Stress Reduction Techniques for Busy Caregivers

Course Start Date: Friday, December 1, 2017

Registration Dates:

Registration Starts: Friday, December 1, 2017

Registration Ends: Thursday, December 31, 2020

Location:

Online - www.d2l.msu.edu Asynchronous, non-interactive, online, self-paced

Description:

This online training is for relatives raising relative children.

This online training will present self-care and stress reduction tools and techniques for caregivers to improve their holistic well being. Self-care is a mindful and intentional practice which includes boundary setting, gratitude for the self, and self-awareness. Exploration of self-needs, self-assessment, and the use of mindfulness will be presented in this webinar. Resources will be focused for busy caregivers on the go.

Available SW CECHs:

0.0

CE Faculty:

Stephanie McCann

Credentials:
LMSW
Bio:
Stephanie McCann has worked in the field of social work since 2007 and child welfare since 2009. In her current position, Ms. McCann works for the Michigan State University School of Social Work as Academic Recruitment Specialist and Faculty member. She has worked in foster care as a case manager, therapist, supervisor, and program manager within private agency and public settings. Her interests include trauma informed parenting, mindfulness and meditation practices, trauma sensitive yoga, child welfare recruitment practices, and all things Michigan State University.

Objectives:

As a result of this course, you will be able to:
1. Identify areas of attention for self-care through self-assessment tools.
2. Learn mindfulness techniques for the purpose of self-care as a caregiver.

Pricing Information:

MHEF Kinship Caregiver:	0

Comments:

This course includes a one hour recorded presentation, handouts and a required posttest. This course is a non-interactive, online course utilizing D2L (Desire2Learn). 
If this is the first online course you have taken with us, STOP and visit: https://community.idm.msu.edu/selfservice/ to obtain a community ID. 
After registration and payment, check your email and click the link to follow these steps to access the course: 
 Step 1: Go to the course by typing this URL in your browser: https://d2l.msu.edu  
 Step 2: Sign into D2L using the Community ID (username and password) that you created during the registration process to access the course. 
 Step 3: Click the course title and begin your course. 
For more information, to request accommodations, or file a grievance, please contact Continuing Education at swkce@msu.edu or call 517-353-3060.
This course is available 24 hours a day and will be open until December 31, 2020.

9505 | ONLINE | Online Kinship Caregiver: Michigan Children’s Health Access Program (MI-CHAP) Concepts, Statewide Implementation and Practical Connections

Course Start Date: Friday, December 1, 2017

Registration Dates:

Registration Starts: Friday, December 1, 2017

Registration Ends: Thursday, December 31, 2020

Location:

Online - www.d2l.msu.edu Asynchronous, non-interactive, online, self-paced

Description:

The Michigan Children’s Health Access Program (MI-CHAP) is designed to improve the health outcomes of Michigan’s children on Medicaid by connecting families to resources and services to help them access primary care. Staffed with community health workers, social workers, and other staff, CHAP teams assist parents with support to get to doctor’s appointments, education around when to go to a primary care provider, and other services/resources needed to effectively work with their primary care physicians. MI-CHAP also provides services through 2-1-1, called Virtual CHAP, to help make connections to community supports. We encourage you to come and learn more about how MI-CHAP can help Michigan families.

Available SW CECHs:

0.0

CE Faculty:

Laura Kilfoyle

Credentials:
Bachelor of Health S
Bio:
Laura obtained her Bachelor of Health Sciences and Master’s of Public and Nonprofit Administration Degrees from Grand Valley State University and brings 17 years nonprofit experience to her current role as Michigan Children’s Health Access (MI-CHAP) Director. Laura has fulfilled many roles in her nonprofit career including; program developer/implementer, budgeter, grant writer, program manager, site developer, volunteer/staff recruiter, fund developer, strategic planner, data analyzer, among others.

Beth St. John

Credentials:
Beth holds a bachelo
Bio:
Beth holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Relations and Psychology from Michigan State University, a master's degree in Education from DePaul University and a master's degree in Information and Library Science from Dominican University. She holds the position of MI-CHAP/Integration Coordinator. Beth has experience working in public and high school libraries, including teaching, educator professional development and library services. Before joining MAUW, Beth served as an AmeriCorps Community Resource Navigator for Michigan Benefits Access in the Battle Creek area.

Objectives:

As a result of this course, you will be able to:
1. Understand the components of MI-CHAP and how it can help children in kinship care.
2. Understand how to access MI-CHAP services.

Pricing Information:

MHEF Kinship Caregiver:	0

Comments:

This course includes a one hour recorded presentation, handouts and a required posttest. This course is a non-interactive, online course utilizing D2L (Desire2Learn). 
If this is the first online course you have taken with us, STOP and visit: https://community.idm.msu.edu/selfservice/ to obtain a community ID. 
After registration and payment, check your email and click the link to follow these steps to access the course: 
 Step 1: Go to the course by typing this URL in your browser: https://d2l.msu.edu  
 Step 2: Sign into D2L using the Community ID (username and password) that you created during the registration process to access the course. 
 Step 3: Click the course title and begin your course. 
For more information, to request accommodations, or file a grievance, please contact Continuing Education at swkce@msu.edu or call 517-353-3060.
This course is available 24 hours a day and will be open until December 31, 2020.

9500 | ONLINE | Online Kinship Caregiver: When the problem is Asthma- What Does that Mean?

Course Start Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Registration Dates:

Registration Starts: Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Registration Ends: Thursday, December 31, 2020

Location:

Online - www.d2l.msu.edu Asynchronous, non-interactive, online, self-paced

Description:

This online training is for relatives raising relative children.

This is a course for parents/grandparents who are caring for a child diagnosed with asthma.

Available SW CECHs:

0.0

CE Faculty:

Marci Mechtel

Credentials:
DNP, MSN, RN ACCNS-P
Bio:
Marci Mechtel is a graduate of MSU College of Nursing with her BSN in 1988 and in 2006 with a Master of Nursing the concentration was nursing education. Marci primarily teach in the undergraduate program in chairing the pediatric nursing course and teach both in theory and clinical. For clinical, she has students on the Children’s Heart Center floor at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Marci completed my DNP with a concentration as a pediatric clinical nurse specialist in 2016 from Rush University in Chicago, IL. Marci am certified through the AACN certification corporation as a pediatric clinical nurse specialist from wellness through acute care. This also includes the critical care arena.

Donna Moyer

Credentials:
Ph.D, RN, PCNS-BC
Bio:
Donna Moyer, PhD, RN PCNS-BC received her BSN from the University of Michigan, an MSN from Valparaiso University, and her PhD from the University of Michigan. She has been a pediatric nurse for over 25 years. She currently works as a clinical nurse specialist at Bronson Children’s Hospital in Kalamazoo, MI and teaches a health promotion course in the College of Nursing at Michigan State University.

Objectives:

As a result of this course, you will be able to:
1. State the 3 mechanisms present in asthma.
2. Discuss the medications used in asthma care both short and long acting, inhaled corticosteroids, and oral.
3. Discuss the importance of the asthma action plan
4. Understand the relationship of triggers to the development of an asthma exacerbation.
5. Uses the resources to help with home management.

Pricing Information:

MHEF Kinship Caregiver:	0

Comments:

This course includes a one hour recorded presentation, handouts and a required posttest. This course is a non-interactive, online course utilizing D2L (Desire2Learn). 

If this is the first online course you have taken with us, STOP and visit: https://community.idm.msu.edu/selfservice/ to obtain a community ID. 
After registration and payment, check your email and click the link to follow these steps to access the course: 
 Step 1: Go to the course by typing this URL in your browser: https://d2l.msu.edu  
 Step 2: Sign into D2L using the Community ID (username and password) that you created during the registration process to access the course. 
 Step 3: Click the course title and begin your course. 
For more information, to request accommodations, or file a grievance, please contact Continuing Education at swkce@msu.edu or call 517-353-3060.
This course is available 24 hours a day and will be open until December 31, 2020.

473-20.1 | ONLINE | School of Social Work in Educational Settings

Course Start Date: Sunday, January 27, 2019

Registration Dates:

Registration Starts: Sunday, January 27, 2019

Registration Ends: Sunday, January 26, 2020

Location:

Asynchronous, interactive, online d2l.msu.edu

Description:

This course is designed for professionals who have already obtained their MSW degree.

This interactive, online, 7-week course considers social work practice in the host setting of schools. It examines the challenges and opportunities of social work practice in educational settings by addressing the roles and functions of social workers within a complex ecological system of home/school/community. Topics are addressed from a multi-system, multi-modal approach to practice. Implications for social work practice involving prevention and intervention with a variety of client systems are examined.

Please note that text books for this course will cost approximately $100.

Prior to taking this course, please review the technology requirements at http://help.d2l.msu.edu/.

Refunds will be given less a 5% administrative fee one week before the course start date. Students who drop the course up to one week into the course will be given a refund less a 50% administrative fee. After the first week no refunds will be issued.

No in-completes will be offered.

Recommended for LMSW beginning and intermediate skill levels.

Available SW CECHs:

36.0

CE Faculty:

Stephene Diepstra

Credentials:
PhD, LMSW
Bio:
Stephene Diepstra, PhD, LMSW, received her master’s degree in social work from the University of Michigan and her PhD in social work from Michigan State University. Stephene has been a practicing school social worker for nine years.

Objectives:

As a result of this course, you will be able to:
1. Describe the theoretical foundations and history of the school social work profession and service delivery.
2. Identify legal and ethical standards necessary for social work practice in school settings.
3. Explain federal and state special education laws and other legal aspects of the role of the school social worker.
4. Analyze organizational components and structural dynamics of public school agencies at local, state, and national levels, as well as identification of methods useful to analyze and influence these in order to maximize student success.
5. Integrate a broad range of experiences, personal characteristics, and background variables that influence student learning and development, including reciprocal and diverse influences of home, school, and community.
6. Illustrate skills to promote positive behavior supports for individuals and school-wide programs.
7. Integrate skills to facilitate and coordinate student access to medical, health, mental health, social services, and other community resources, and to promote collaboration among school personnel and other community agencies.
8. Practice verbal communication in terms understandable to students, parents, school staff, and agencies.

Pricing Information:
	On-time Registration:	Early Registration:
General:	500	500

Comments:

This course will run January 27, 2020 - March 15, 2020.

Successful completion of the course is worth 36 online CECHs. Completing this class will not lead to University credits, and no official grade is recorded by the MSU Registrar’s Office on a transcript.

Registration for this course is Closed.
this course has reached or exceeded its capacity.

474-20.1 | ONLINE | School Social Work Assessment: Integrating Psychological & Educational Testing

Course Start Date: Saturday, March 9, 2019

Registration Dates:

Registration Starts: Saturday, March 9, 2019

Registration Ends: Sunday, March 8, 2020

Location:

Asynchronous, interactive, online course D2l.msu.edu

Description:

This course is designed for professionals who have already obtained their MSW degree.

This 7-week course delves into the integral place of assessment within the roles and functions of school social work services. Theoretical and practical knowledge about how psychological & educational testing and measurement procedures are included in problem-solving processes within schools, and are embedded within the broader context of psycho-social assessment that leads to evidence-based interventions is examined.

Please note that text books for this course will cost approximately $200.

Prior to taking this course, please review the technology requirements at http://help.d2l.msu.edu/.

Refunds will be given less a 5% administrative fee one week before the course start date. Students who drop the course up to one week into the course will be given a refund less a 50% administrative fee. After the first week no refunds will be issued.

Recommended for LMSW beginning and intermediate skill levels.

No in-completes will be offered.

Available SW CECHs:

36.0

CE Faculty:

Mark Nester

Credentials:
LMSW
Bio:
Mark A. Nester, LMSW, has been a school social worker for over 30 years and teaching undergraduate and graduate students at MSU for the past seven years. He has consulted with the Michigan Department of Special Education and was working with a private K-8 school for the past four years.

Objectives:

As a result of this course, you will be able to:
1.Describe current and historical trends in theories and applications of school social work assessment practices. These include RTI, Response to Intervention and PBIS, Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports.
Objective M: Knowledge and skills in effective written communication of the assessment and evaluation results that include educationally relevant recommendations and, where appropriate, measurable goals and anticipated outcomes from service delivery.
Objective Q : Knowledge and skills for locating, selecting, and applying empirically-supported, evidence-based prevention and intervention methods appropriate for use with individuals, groups, families, school personnel, and communities to enhance student learning , development, and school success.

2.Identify desirable psychometric qualities of tests and measures, and evaluate the relative strengths and limitations of selected measurement instruments.
Objective L: Knowledge and skills in comprehensive and systematic assessment and evaluation.
Objective T: Awareness of curriculum, teaching theories, and methodologies.

3. Recognize the appropriate uses, as well as potential abuses of various psychological and educational measurement methods and instruments in schools to avoid detrimental impact upon vulnerable and potentially oppressed populations.

4. Discuss how psychological and educational testing data may be integrated into the social worker's comprehensive assessment. Multidisciplinary collaboration is emphasized.
Objective E: Knowledge of other professional educational roles to promote successful collaboration.

5.Become familiar with some specific measurement methods used in the assessment of "Severe Emotional Impairments," "Autism Spectrum Disorder," “Physical and Health Disorders,” “Cognitive/Mental Impairments," "Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder," and "Specific Learning Disabilities" in the school setting.
Objective O: Knowledge regarding similarities and differences between clinically-based definition of psychiatric disorders and educational disabilities.

6.Discuss the legal, moral, ethical, and value-based issues involved in measurement and assessment practices in school settings, and further refine your own personal perspectives on the use of these methods in school-based decision-making.
Objective O: Knowledge regarding similarities and differences between clinically-based definition of psychiatric disorders and educational disabilities.

7.Recognize the potential uses and limitations of the Internet and other computer-based technologies in the assessment of children’s special needs.

Pricing Information:

General:	500

Comments:

This course will run from  March 9, 2020 - April 26, 2020.

Asynchronous, interactive, online course

Successful completion of the course is worth 36 online CECHs. Completing this class will not lead to University credits, and no official grade is recorded by the MSU Registrar’s Office on a transcript.

Registration for this course is Closed.
this course has reached or exceeded its capacity.

491-20 | ONLINE | School Social Work Competency Series: Refresher Course

Course Start Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Registration Dates:

Registration Starts: Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Registration Ends: Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Location:

non-interactive, asynchronous online

Description:

This non-interactive, asynchronous online course provides a review and update of school law issues, home-school-community assessment and intervention strategies, school social work practice skills as well as differential diagnosis and treatment of a variety of child and family-based special needs. Topics range from Positive Behavior Support (PBS) and Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plan (FBA/BIP), Crisis/Trauma Response Assessment and Interventions, Differential Diagnosis and Educational Treatment of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Updating Legal and Policy issues. You will be provided access to a secure course website that includes access to lecture materials, videos, and articles to enhance your learning. Successful acquisition of course materials will be demonstrated via online quizzes. CURRENTLY, NO CECH'S ARE BEING OFFERED FOR THIS COURSE. We have updated the content and the course is currently being piloted to ensure it meets the requirements of ASWB. If you are interested in being a pilot tester (CECHs may be awarded AFTER the pilot process is complete depending on results) stop and email swkce@msu.edu with “Refresher Course Pilot Tester” in the subject.
Completing this class will not lead to University credits, and no official grade is recorded by the MSU Registrar’s Office on a transcript.

TO ACCESS THE COURSE: Sign in to https://d2l.msu.edu
If you have questions or concerns contact us at swkce@msu.edu or call 517-353-3060. For technology assistance contact: MSU Distance Learning Services: Local: (517) 355-2345 Toll Free: (800) 500-1554 (North America and Hawaii)

Recommended for LMSW intermediate and advanced skill levels.

Course will close on December 15, 2020.

Available SW CECHs:

0.0

CE Faculty:

Kimberly Battjes

Credentials:
LMSW
Bio:
Kim Battjes earned a B.S. degree in Sociology at CMU in 1992 and an MSW from MSU in 1999. She has been a social worker since 1992, mainly working with children and families. She has been a school social worker since 1999. She currently serves as the MSU school social work consultant and coordinator of temporary approval and interuniversity representative for the MSU School of Social Work non-credit School Social Work Competency Series. She recently began working at MSU’s Chance at Childhood.

Objectives:

As a result of this course, you will be able to:
1. Identify key aspects of educational laws and policies useful in advocating for oppressed students who are abused/ neglected, bullied, disabled, homeless, or sexually harassed.
2. Describe ongoing revisions to special education law (IDEA) and illustrate implications for school social work practice.
3. Perform the necessary steps to complete a mandated functional assessment of student behavior, and link these findings with a behavior intervention plan for a student exhibiting significant social, emotional and behavioral problems.
4. Articulate how to apply discipline and behavior management strategies to school-wide settings in order to avert potentially inappropriate, biased and discriminatory practices.
5. Apply research-based issues necessary for the assessment and potential special education diagnosis of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or emotional impairment.
6. Review and evaluate the evidence-base of various educational intervention strategies for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and/or emotional impairment and draw implications for school social work practice.

Pricing Information:

General:	169

Comments:

TO ACCESS THE COURSE: Sign in to https://d2l.msu.edu using the information you created to purchase this course. If you have questions or concerns contact us at swkce@msu.edu or call 517-353-3060. For technology assistance contact: MSU Distance Learning Services: Local: (517) 355-2345 Toll Free: (800) 500-1554 (North America and Hawaii)

475-20.1 | ONLINE | School Social Work Intervention: Children with Special Needs

Course Start Date: Monday, January 6, 2020

Registration Dates:

Registration Starts: Monday, January 6, 2020

Registration Ends: Sunday, January 5, 2020

Location:

Asynchronous, interactive, online course. D2L.msu.edu

Description:

This course is designed for professionals who have already obtained their MSW degree.

This interactive, online, 7-week course delves into the integral place of assessment within the roles and functions of school social work services. Theoretical and practical knowledge about how psychological & educational testing and measurement procedures are included in problem-solving processes within schools, and are embedded within the broader context of psycho-social assessment that leads to evidence-based interventions is examined.

Please note that text books for this course will cost approximately $200.

Prior to taking this course, please review the technology requirements at http://help.d2l.msu.edu/.

Refunds will be given less a 5% administrative fee one week before the course start date. Students who drop the course up to one week into the course will be given a refund less a 50% administrative fee. After the first week no refunds will be issued.

No incompletes will be offered.

Recommended for LMSW beginning and intermediate skill levels.

Available SW CECHs:

36.0

CE Faculty:

Kimberly Battjes

Credentials:
LMSW
Bio:
Kim Battjes earned a B.S. degree in Sociology at CMU in 1992 and an MSW from MSU in 1999. She has been a social worker since 1992, mainly working with children and families. She has been a school social worker since 1999. She currently serves as the MSU school social work consultant and coordinator of temporary approval and interuniversity representative for the MSU School of Social Work non-credit School Social Work Competency Series. She recently began working at MSU’s Chance at Childhood.

Objectives:

As a result of this course, you will be able to:
1. To have knowledge of other professional educational roles to promote successful collaboration.
2. To develop an understanding of the current use trend in school-based interventions.
3. To have knowledge and skills for identifying factors that enhance strengths, resilience, and protection from adversity and that diminish educational and developmental risks.
4. To have knowledge and skills to provide crisis prevention, planning, and interventions services, and the impact of trauma on development, learning, and school performance.
5. To have knowledge and skills in development of behavior intervention plans collaboratively with family members, educational staff, and outside resources, personnel, and agencies.
6. To have knowledge and skills in mediation, conflict resolution, and collaborative problem-solving models.
7. To have knowledge of normative expectations for infant, child, adolescent, and young adult emotional, behavioral, social, cultural, communicative, cognitive, learning, and physical development.
8. To have knowledge and skills to evaluate effectiveness of programs and services and modify these based upon individual student needs.
9. To have knowledge and skills for locating, selecting, and applying empirically-supported, evidence-based prevention and intervention methods appropriate for use with individuals, groups, families, school personnel, and communities to enhance student learning, development, and school success.
10. To develop an understanding of the history and current trends within the professional literature relevant to the treatment of "special needs" in children, with implications for school social work practice.
11. To develop an understanding of the various definitions of "special needs" in children relative to child development, contextual influences, educational laws, policies, and programs as well as according to clinical classification systems.

Pricing Information:

General:	500

Comments:

This course will run January 6, 2020 - February 23, 2020.

Asynchronous, interactive, online course.

Successful completion of the course is worth 36 online CECHs. Completing this class will not lead to University credits, and no official grade is recorded by the MSU Registrar’s Office on a transcript.

Registration for this course is Closed.

Topics of Interest:

Topics of Interest

Aging

4456 | A Long-term Care Primer: What Social Workers Need to Know

Course Date(s):

Friday, February 7, 2020 at 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Registration Dates:

Registration Starts: Saturday, February 1, 2020

Location:

Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823

Description:

This workshop will describe the array of long-term care options from nursing homes, adult foster care facilities and homes for the aged, to home and community-based services. For each option, participants will learn about issues including sources of payment, array of services, eligibility for services, resident/participant rights, and common challenges. The workshop is designed to help participants better understand the long-term care landscape and better advocate for consumers seeking or receiving services in it.

Recommended for LMSW beginning skill level.

Clinical and Macro Practice

Available SW CECHs:

2.0

CE Faculty:

Alison Hirschel

Credentials:
JD, BA
Bio:
Alison E. Hirschel is the elder law attorney at the Michigan Poverty Law Program. For the past 11 years, she has also taught elder law at the University of Michigan Law School and serves as a Public Interest/Public Service Fellow there. She is a Commissioner of the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging and the Immediate Past President of the NCCNHRÃ¢â‚¬â€The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long Term Care. She also serves as counsel for the Michigan Campaign for Quality Care and the Michigan State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program.

Objectives:

As a result of this course, you will be able to:
1. Identify the primary long term care options.
2. Describe the characteristics, benefits, and challenges of each long term care option,.
3. Recognize which options are available to diverse long term care consumers and how to improve consumers’ experience in long term care.

Pricing Information:

General:	49
MSU Alumni, MSU Faculty, and groups of 4+:	39
Retiree:	35
Student:	10
Field Liasion, Field Instructor, MSU School of Soc:	10

Comments:

Registration for this course is Closed.

Child Welfare In-Service Trainings

202-20 | The Case for Committing to Inclusive Practices in Child Welfare

Course Date(s):

Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Registration Dates:

Early Registration Starts: Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Early Registration Ends: Thursday, January 30, 2020

Registration Starts: Friday, January 31, 2020

Registration Ends: Friday, February 7, 2020

Location:

Synchronous, interactive, online live webinar

Description:

This webinar is designed for child placing agency leaders interested in exploring how to incorporate inclusive and affirming practices in hiring and service provision to LGBTQ individuals. It will explore how improving competency in working with LGBTQ youth and families benefits and improves outcomes for the clients we serve and for the agency as a whole. This webinar will utilize visual displays, incorporate participant feedback, and allow time for questions and answers.

Beginning skill level.

Available SW CECHs:

1.0

CE Faculty:

Katie Page Sander

Credentials:
LMSW
Bio:
Katie Page Sander, LMSW (Michigan #6801081287), is 1997 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Katie has nineteen years of experience in child welfare, including direct practice, supervision, training, community organization, program management, and policy development. She is currently the Program Supervisor of Adoptive Family Support Network's Statewide Parent to Parent Program, which provides a listening ear, knowledgeable guidance and community connections for all adoptive families in Michigan.

Objectives:

As a result of this course, you will be able to:
1. Identify at least three ways that promoting inclusive practices benefits youth in care.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of at least three resources that can be utilized to promote inclusive practices for agency staff.
3. Examine at least three aspects of your own agency hiring and service provision that could be improved to promote inclusion of LGBTQ staff and clients.

Pricing Information:
	On-time Registration:	Early Registration:
General:	59	49
MSU Alumni, MSU Faculty, and groups of 4+:	59	39
Retiree:	59	35
Student:	59	10
Field Liasion, Field Instructor, MSU School of Soc:	59	5
DHHS Child Welfare employee:	0	0
DHHS contracted private agency (FC) and (AD):	0	0
Michigan Federation for CHildren and Families Memb:	0	0

Comments:

Link will be emailed 1 day prior to webinar.

These child welfare trainings are offered FREE OF CHARGE for DHHS child welfare workers and DHHS-contracted private agencies' child welfare workers on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVICE BASIS.

Register by January 30, 2020 to get the early registration pricing. Prices will increase to $59 for all categories after this date.

600-20 | The Power of Pride: Tools for Supporting Families of Children with Disabilities

Course Date(s):

Friday, February 7, 2020 at 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Registration Dates:

Early Registration Starts: Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Early Registration Ends: Friday, January 31, 2020

Registration Starts: Saturday, February 1, 2020

Registration Ends: Friday, February 7, 2020

Location:

Holiday Inn Gateway Centre, 5353 Gateway Centre, Flint, MI 48507

Description:

“Your child has a disability.” While regularly uttered in doctor’s offices, classrooms, and clinics, it is rarely done so with celebration and hope. How families and the professionals who work with them think and talk about disability has a profound and long-lasting impact on the life trajectory of the person with a disability. Compound the stigma of disability with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), complicated and disconnected service systems, and children with disabilities become increasingly vulnerable. All families, especially those involved in child welfare, can benefit from coaching about how to navigate service systems, where to access formal and informal support and resources, and how to effectively advocate for their children. Using an innovative national framework called Charting the LifeCourse, this training will present tools you can begin using in their own lives as well as the lives of the families they serve. This training will utilize role exercises and small and large group discussions.

Beginning and intermediate skill levels.

Available SW CECHs:

3.0

CE Faculty:

Michele Brock

Credentials:
LMSW
Bio:
Michele Brock is a senior clinical instructor and director of Continuing Education at Michigan State University School of Social Work. She was appointed to the state Board of Social Work in 2010 by Governor Granholm and re-appointed for a second term in 2012 by Governor Snyder.

Objectives:

As a result of this training, you will be prepared to:
1. Describe key concepts such as ableism, internalized ableism, disability identity, and disability pride.
2. Complete a Life Trajectory tool as a means to develop goals and identify concerns.
3. Select meaningful resources for families parenting children with disabilities.

Pricing Information:
	On-time Registration:	Early Registration:
General:	99	79
MSU Alumni:	99	69
Retiree:	99	65
Student:	99	29
Field Liasion, Field Instructor, MSU School of Soc:	99	15
DHHS Child Welfare employee:	0	0
DHHS contracted private agency (FC) and (AD):	0	0
Michigan Federation for CHildren and Families Memb:	0	0

Comments:

Register by January 31, 2020 to get the early registration pricing. Prices will increase to $99 for all categories after this date. 

These child welfare trainings are offered FREE OF CHARGE for DHHS child welfare workers and DHHS-contracted private agencies' child welfare workers on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS.

200-20 | Working within Michigan’s Family Division Court System

Course Date(s):

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Registration Dates:

Early Registration Starts: Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Early Registration Ends: Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Registration Starts: Thursday, January 16, 2020

Registration Ends: Thursday, January 23, 2020

Location:

Synchronous, interactive, online live webinar

Description:

In this webinar, you will be given an overview of the Michigan Family Division court system, including structure and jurisdiction within the Family Division, Family Division Referees, the Friend of the Court, and specialty courts. To help child welfare professionals understand the legal perspective involved in their work, this webinar will describe the training and ethical obligations of lawyers and judges and will include discussion on how to work cooperatively to better serve clients. The nature of our court system and how this may impact decision making will also be described. This webinar will utilize visual displays, incorporate participant feedback, and allow time for questions and answers.

Beginning and Intermediate Skill level.

Beginning and intermediate skill levels.

Available SW CECHs:

1.0

CE Faculty:

Joseph Kozakiewicz

Credentials:
JD, LMSW
Bio:
Joseph Kozakiewicz is an aspiring minimalist. He earned bachelor’s and law degrees from Columbia University in 1985 and 1988, and an MSW from Grand Valley State University in 2000. Mr. Kozakiewicz worked for Ottawa County’s Family Court first as a Circuit Court Referee and then as Director of the Friend of the Court before he became Director of the MSU Chance at Childhood Program in 2003.

Objectives:

As a result of this course, you will be able to:
1. Differentiate between the social worker’s and the lawyer’s ethical obligations toward clients.
2. Understand the organizational structure, and different components of Michigan’s family division. court system.
3. Propose how lawyers and social workers can cooperate to better serve their common clients.

Pricing Information:
	On-time Registration:	Early Registration:
General:	59	49
MSU Alumni, MSU Faculty, and groups of 4+:	59	39
Retiree:	59	35
Student:	59	10
Field Liasion, Field Instructor, MSU School of Soc:	59	5
DHHS Child Welfare employee:	0	0
DHHS contracted private agency (FC) and (AD):	0	0
Michigan Federation for CHildren and Families Memb:	0	0

Comments:

Link will be emailed 1 day prior to webinar.

These child welfare trainings are offered FREE OF CHARGE for DHHS child welfare workers and DHHS-contracted private agencies' child welfare workers on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVICE BASIS.

Register by January 15, 2020 to get the early registration pricing. Prices will increase to $59 for all categories after this date.

201-20 | Trauma and Substance Use: Toward a Trauma-Informed Recovery Model for Substance Use Disorders

Course Date(s):

Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Registration Dates:

Early Registration Starts: Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Early Registration Ends: Thursday, January 16, 2020

Registration Starts: Friday, January 17, 2020

Registration Ends: Friday, January 24, 2020

Location:

Synchronous, interactive, online live webinar

Description:

This webinar will utilize research and clinical experience/expertise to outline the importance of a trauma-informed recovery model of care for substance use disorders. You will gain an understanding of the importance of assessing and treating these disorders with an integrated approach. This webinar will utilize visual displays, incorporate participant feedback, and allow time for questions and answers.

Beginning skill level.
*Substance Use Specific
Trauma Certificate Elective

Available SW CECHs:

1.0

CE Faculty:

Amelia Siders

Credentials:
Ph.D., LP
Bio:
Amelia Siders, Ph.D., LP, serves as the Clinical Director for the Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center. She received a BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan and completed her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego. A licensed psychologist, Dr. Amelia specializes in assessment, treatment, and advocacy for children, adolescents, and adults with emotional, behavioral, trauma, and substance use disorders.

Objectives:

As a result of this course, you will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of substance use disorders in the context of a trauma-informed recovery model.
2. Identify several trauma-informed approaches to treating substance use disorders.
3. Identify the importance of implementing an integrated treatment approach to trauma and substance use disorders.

Pricing Information:
	On-time Registration:	Early Registration:
General:	59	49
MSU Alumni, MSU Faculty, and groups of 4+:	59	39
Retiree:	59	35
Student:	59	10
Field Liasion, Field Instructor, MSU School of Soc:	59	5
DHHS Child Welfare employee:	0	0
DHHS contracted private agency (FC) and (AD):	0	0
Michigan Federation for CHildren and Families Memb:	0	0

Comments:

Link will be emailed 1 day prior to webinar.

These child welfare trainings are offered FREE OF CHARGE for DHHS child welfare workers and DHHS-contracted private agencies' child welfare workers on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVICE BASIS.

Register by January 16, 2020 to get the early registration pricing. Prices will increase to $59 for all categories after this date.

203-20 | CW Leadership: Principles of Supervision with a Mobile Workforce

Course Date(s):

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Registration Dates:

Early Registration Starts: Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Early Registration Ends: Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Registration Starts: Thursday, February 6, 2020

Registration Ends: Thursday, February 13, 2020

Location:

Synchronous, interactive, online live webinar

Description:

Join us for this one-hour webinar that introduces the principles and concepts for supervising a mobile workforce. Learn about the impact of telecommuting on the supervisory experience. Get ideas about how to create a foundation for supervision that supports staff development with an emphasis on staff retention. This webinar will set the stage for further exploration of this topic in a follow-up three-hour face-to-face workshop that you will have the opportunity to register for once you have completed this webinar training. This training will utilize pre- and post-tests and visual displays.

Beginning and intermediate skill levels.

Target Audience: Children’s Protective Services Supervisors, Foster Care Supervisors, Adoption Supervisors, Family Preservation Workers

Available SW CECHs:

1.0

CE Faculty:

Rosemary Jackson

Credentials:
LMSW, ACSW
Bio:
Rosemary Jackson is a clinical instructor, child welfare and adoption specialist and coordinates the Adoption Certificate and Supervision in Child and Family Services Certificate programs for MSU School of Social Work. She has over 35 years of experience in adoption in the state of Michigan.

Objectives:

As a result of this training, you will be prepared to:
• Identify the impact of telecommuting on employee engagement.
• List two ways to support mobile staff through the supervisory process.

Pricing Information:
	On-time Registration:	Early Registration:
DHHS Child Welfare Supervisors (CPS, FC, AD):	0	0
Field Liasion, Field Instructor, MSU School of Soc:	59	5
Student:	59	10
Retiree:	59	35
MSU Alumni, MSU Faculty, and groups of 4+:	59	39
General:	59	49

Comments:

Link will be emailed 1 day prior to webinar.

These child welfare trainings are offered FREE OF CHARGE for DHHS child supervisors.

Clinical Programs

4456 | A Long-term Care Primer: What Social Workers Need to Know

Course Date(s):

Friday, February 7, 2020 at 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Registration Dates:

Registration Starts: Saturday, February 1, 2020

Location:

Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823

Description:

Available SW CECHs:

2.0

CE Faculty:

Alison Hirschel

Credentials:
JD, BA
Bio:
Alison E. Hirschel is the elder law attorney at the Michigan Poverty Law Program. For the past 11 years, she has also taught elder law at the University of Michigan Law School and serves as a Public Interest/Public Service Fellow there. She is a Commissioner of the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging and the Immediate Past President of the NCCNHRÃ¢â‚¬â€The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long Term Care. She also serves as counsel for the Michigan Campaign for Quality Care and the Michigan State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program.

Objectives:

Pricing Information:

General:	49
MSU Alumni, MSU Faculty, and groups of 4+:	39
Retiree:	35
Student:	10
Field Liasion, Field Instructor, MSU School of Soc:	10

Comments:

Registration for this course is Closed.

School Social Work Competency Series

473-20.1 | ONLINE | School of Social Work in Educational Settings

Course Date(s):

Monday, January 27, 2020 at

Open Seats / Class Size:

0 / 30 (FULL)

This course is full and cannot accept any more registrants.

Registration Dates:

Early Registration Starts: Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Early Registration Ends: Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Registration Starts:

Registration Ends: Sunday, January 26, 2020

Location:

Asynchronous, interactive, online d2l.msu.edu

Description:

Available SW CECHs:

36.0

CE Faculty:

Stephene Diepstra

Credentials:
PhD, LMSW
Bio:
Stephene Diepstra, PhD, LMSW, received her master’s degree in social work from the University of Michigan and her PhD in social work from Michigan State University. Stephene has been a practicing school social worker for nine years.

Objectives:

Pricing Information:
	On-time Registration:	Early Registration:
General:	500	500

Comments:

This course will run January 27, 2020 - March 15, 2020.

Successful completion of the course is worth 36 online CECHs. Completing this class will not lead to University credits, and no official grade is recorded by the MSU Registrar’s Office on a transcript.

Registration for this course is Closed.
this course has reached or exceeded its capacity.

475-20.1 | ONLINE | School Social Work Intervention: Children with Special Needs

Course Date(s):

Monday, January 6, 2020 at

Open Seats / Class Size:

0 / 30 (FULL)

Registration Dates:

Registration Starts:

Location:

Asynchronous, interactive, online course. D2L.msu.edu

Description:

Available SW CECHs:

36.0

CE Faculty:

Kimberly Battjes

Credentials:
LMSW
Bio:
Kim Battjes earned a B.S. degree in Sociology at CMU in 1992 and an MSW from MSU in 1999. She has been a social worker since 1992, mainly working with children and families. She has been a school social worker since 1999. She currently serves as the MSU school social work consultant and coordinator of temporary approval and interuniversity representative for the MSU School of Social Work non-credit School Social Work Competency Series. She recently began working at MSU’s Chance at Childhood.

Objectives:

Pricing Information:

General:	500

Comments:

This course will run January 6, 2020 - February 23, 2020.

Asynchronous, interactive, online course.

Successful completion of the course is worth 36 online CECHs. Completing this class will not lead to University credits, and no official grade is recorded by the MSU Registrar’s Office on a transcript.

Registration for this course is Closed.

474-20.1 | ONLINE | School Social Work Assessment: Integrating Psychological & Educational Testing

Course Date(s):

Monday, March 9, 2020 at

Open Seats / Class Size:

0 / 30 (FULL)

This course is full and cannot accept any more registrants.

Registration Dates:

Registration Starts:

Location:

Asynchronous, interactive, online course D2l.msu.edu

Description:

Available SW CECHs:

36.0

CE Faculty:

Mark Nester

Credentials:
LMSW
Bio:
Mark A. Nester, LMSW, has been a school social worker for over 30 years and teaching undergraduate and graduate students at MSU for the past seven years. He has consulted with the Michigan Department of Special Education and was working with a private K-8 school for the past four years.

Objectives:

Pricing Information:

General:	500

Comments:

This course will run from  March 9, 2020 - April 26, 2020.

Asynchronous, interactive, online course

Successful completion of the course is worth 36 online CECHs. Completing this class will not lead to University credits, and no official grade is recorded by the MSU Registrar’s Office on a transcript.

Registration for this course is Closed.
this course has reached or exceeded its capacity.

491-20 | ONLINE | School Social Work Competency Series: Refresher Course

Course Date(s):

Registration Dates:

Registration Starts:

Location:

non-interactive, asynchronous online

Description:

Available SW CECHs:

0.0

CE Faculty:

Kimberly Battjes

Credentials:
LMSW
Bio:
Kim Battjes earned a B.S. degree in Sociology at CMU in 1992 and an MSW from MSU in 1999. She has been a social worker since 1992, mainly working with children and families. She has been a school social worker since 1999. She currently serves as the MSU school social work consultant and coordinator of temporary approval and interuniversity representative for the MSU School of Social Work non-credit School Social Work Competency Series. She recently began working at MSU’s Chance at Childhood.

Objectives:

Pricing Information:

General:	169

Comments:

TO ACCESS THE COURSE: Sign in to https://d2l.msu.edu using the information you created to purchase this course. If you have questions or concerns contact us at swkce@msu.edu or call 517-353-3060. For technology assistance contact: MSU Distance Learning Services: Local: (517) 355-2345 Toll Free: (800) 500-1554 (North America and Hawaii)

Webinars

202-20 | The Case for Committing to Inclusive Practices in Child Welfare

Course Date(s):

Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Registration Dates:

Early Registration Starts: Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Early Registration Ends: Thursday, January 30, 2020

Registration Starts: Friday, January 31, 2020

Registration Ends: Friday, February 7, 2020

Location:

Synchronous, interactive, online live webinar

Description:

Available SW CECHs:

1.0

CE Faculty:

Katie Page Sander

Credentials:
LMSW
Bio:
Katie Page Sander, LMSW (Michigan #6801081287), is 1997 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Social Work. Katie has nineteen years of experience in child welfare, including direct practice, supervision, training, community organization, program management, and policy development. She is currently the Program Supervisor of Adoptive Family Support Network's Statewide Parent to Parent Program, which provides a listening ear, knowledgeable guidance and community connections for all adoptive families in Michigan.

Objectives:

Pricing Information:
	On-time Registration:	Early Registration:
General:	59	49
MSU Alumni, MSU Faculty, and groups of 4+:	59	39
Retiree:	59	35
Student:	59	10
Field Liasion, Field Instructor, MSU School of Soc:	59	5
DHHS Child Welfare employee:	0	0
DHHS contracted private agency (FC) and (AD):	0	0
Michigan Federation for CHildren and Families Memb:	0	0

Comments:

Link will be emailed 1 day prior to webinar.

These child welfare trainings are offered FREE OF CHARGE for DHHS child welfare workers and DHHS-contracted private agencies' child welfare workers on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVICE BASIS.

Register by January 30, 2020 to get the early registration pricing. Prices will increase to $59 for all categories after this date.

200-20 | Working within Michigan’s Family Division Court System

Course Date(s):

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Registration Dates:

Early Registration Starts: Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Early Registration Ends: Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Registration Starts: Thursday, January 16, 2020

Registration Ends: Thursday, January 23, 2020

Location:

Synchronous, interactive, online live webinar

Description:

Available SW CECHs:

1.0

CE Faculty:

Joseph Kozakiewicz

Credentials:
JD, LMSW
Bio:
Joseph Kozakiewicz is an aspiring minimalist. He earned bachelor’s and law degrees from Columbia University in 1985 and 1988, and an MSW from Grand Valley State University in 2000. Mr. Kozakiewicz worked for Ottawa County’s Family Court first as a Circuit Court Referee and then as Director of the Friend of the Court before he became Director of the MSU Chance at Childhood Program in 2003.

Objectives:

Pricing Information:
	On-time Registration:	Early Registration:
General:	59	49
MSU Alumni, MSU Faculty, and groups of 4+:	59	39
Retiree:	59	35
Student:	59	10
Field Liasion, Field Instructor, MSU School of Soc:	59	5
DHHS Child Welfare employee:	0	0
DHHS contracted private agency (FC) and (AD):	0	0
Michigan Federation for CHildren and Families Memb:	0	0

Comments:

Link will be emailed 1 day prior to webinar.

These child welfare trainings are offered FREE OF CHARGE for DHHS child welfare workers and DHHS-contracted private agencies' child welfare workers on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVICE BASIS.

Register by January 15, 2020 to get the early registration pricing. Prices will increase to $59 for all categories after this date.

201-20 | Trauma and Substance Use: Toward a Trauma-Informed Recovery Model for Substance Use Disorders

Course Date(s):

Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Registration Dates:

Early Registration Starts: Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Early Registration Ends: Thursday, January 16, 2020

Registration Starts: Friday, January 17, 2020

Registration Ends: Friday, January 24, 2020

Location:

Synchronous, interactive, online live webinar

Description:

Available SW CECHs:

1.0

CE Faculty:

Amelia Siders

Credentials:
Ph.D., LP
Bio:
Amelia Siders, Ph.D., LP, serves as the Clinical Director for the Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center. She received a BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan and completed her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego. A licensed psychologist, Dr. Amelia specializes in assessment, treatment, and advocacy for children, adolescents, and adults with emotional, behavioral, trauma, and substance use disorders.

Objectives:

Pricing Information:
	On-time Registration:	Early Registration:
General:	59	49
MSU Alumni, MSU Faculty, and groups of 4+:	59	39
Retiree:	59	35
Student:	59	10
Field Liasion, Field Instructor, MSU School of Soc:	59	5
DHHS Child Welfare employee:	0	0
DHHS contracted private agency (FC) and (AD):	0	0
Michigan Federation for CHildren and Families Memb:	0	0

Comments:

Link will be emailed 1 day prior to webinar.

These child welfare trainings are offered FREE OF CHARGE for DHHS child welfare workers and DHHS-contracted private agencies' child welfare workers on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVICE BASIS.

Register by January 16, 2020 to get the early registration pricing. Prices will increase to $59 for all categories after this date.

203-20 | CW Leadership: Principles of Supervision with a Mobile Workforce

Course Date(s):

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Registration Dates:

Early Registration Starts: Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Early Registration Ends: Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Registration Starts: Thursday, February 6, 2020

Registration Ends: Thursday, February 13, 2020

Location:

Synchronous, interactive, online live webinar

Description:

Available SW CECHs:

1.0

CE Faculty:

Rosemary Jackson

Credentials:
LMSW, ACSW
Bio:
Rosemary Jackson is a clinical instructor, child welfare and adoption specialist and coordinates the Adoption Certificate and Supervision in Child and Family Services Certificate programs for MSU School of Social Work. She has over 35 years of experience in adoption in the state of Michigan.

Objectives:

As a result of this training, you will be prepared to:
• Identify the impact of telecommuting on employee engagement.
• List two ways to support mobile staff through the supervisory process.

Pricing Information:
	On-time Registration:	Early Registration:
DHHS Child Welfare Supervisors (CPS, FC, AD):	0	0
Field Liasion, Field Instructor, MSU School of Soc:	59	5
Student:	59	10
Retiree:	59	35
MSU Alumni, MSU Faculty, and groups of 4+:	59	39
General:	59	49

Comments:

Link will be emailed 1 day prior to webinar.

These child welfare trainings are offered FREE OF CHARGE for DHHS child supervisors.

Substance Abuse

201-20 | Trauma and Substance Use: Toward a Trauma-Informed Recovery Model for Substance Use Disorders

Course Date(s):

Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Registration Dates:

Early Registration Starts: Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Early Registration Ends: Thursday, January 16, 2020

Registration Starts: Friday, January 17, 2020

Registration Ends: Friday, January 24, 2020

Location:

Synchronous, interactive, online live webinar

Description:

Available SW CECHs:

1.0

CE Faculty:

Amelia Siders

Credentials:
Ph.D., LP
Bio:
Amelia Siders, Ph.D., LP, serves as the Clinical Director for the Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center. She received a BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan and completed her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego. A licensed psychologist, Dr. Amelia specializes in assessment, treatment, and advocacy for children, adolescents, and adults with emotional, behavioral, trauma, and substance use disorders.

Objectives:

Pricing Information:
	On-time Registration:	Early Registration:
General:	59	49
MSU Alumni, MSU Faculty, and groups of 4+:	59	39
Retiree:	59	35
Student:	59	10
Field Liasion, Field Instructor, MSU School of Soc:	59	5
DHHS Child Welfare employee:	0	0
DHHS contracted private agency (FC) and (AD):	0	0
Michigan Federation for CHildren and Families Memb:	0	0

Comments:

Link will be emailed 1 day prior to webinar.

These child welfare trainings are offered FREE OF CHARGE for DHHS child welfare workers and DHHS-contracted private agencies' child welfare workers on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVICE BASIS.

Register by January 16, 2020 to get the early registration pricing. Prices will increase to $59 for all categories after this date.

Practice

703-19 | Supervision in Child and Family Services Certificate Completion Payment

Course Date(s):

Sunday, July 1, 2018 at 8:00 AM

Registration Dates:

Registration Starts: Sunday, July 1, 2018

Location:

Supervision Certificate

Description:

Please note this is not the full Supervision Certificate. This is for applying for the application once you have completed all online/self study courses.

The Supervision in Child and Family Services Certificate is designed to promote retention of child and family services workers by increasing your skill sets if you are a current or aspiring task or program supervisor or agency leader. This series of six self-study courses are designed to teach you how to create a positive culture for staff retention, by giving you supervisory competencies, tools, and methods of supervision, and information on how to orient, support, and train new staff during their first six months on the job. By improving your supervision skills and retention practices, you will be able to improve outcomes for children and families.

This material was originally developed and organized in partnership with the Michigan Federation for Children and Families-a statewide association of private nonprofit child and family service agencies. In order to be eligible for the certificate, you must complete all six self-study workshops must be completed. All courses can also be taken independently.

Once you've completed all online/self study courses, you must complete the application that can be found here https://socialwork.msu.edu/CE/Certificates (bottom of page). You are able to apply by completing the application and payment. Payment can be done online (you must have a community ID), mail, or fax. Please do not email payment.

Available SW CECHs:

0.0

CE Faculty:

NA / TBA

Objectives:

Online/self-study courses:

The Role of Leaders in Staff Retention 2 CECHs
The Practice of Retention-focused Supervision 2 CECHs
Working with Differences 2 CECHs
Communication Skills 2 CECHs
The First Six Months
Recruiting and Selecting the Right Staff 2 CECHs

Pricing Information:

General:	15

Comments:

For questions please contact the CE Office in the School of Social Work. 

517-353-3060 or email at swkce@msu.edu

Registration for this course is Closed.

100-20 | The Campaign School for Michigan Social Workers

Course Date(s):

Friday, February 21, 2020 at 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Registration Dates:

Registration Starts: Monday, December 9, 2019

Location:

Hannah Community Center, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823

Description:

The Campaign School for Michigan Social Workers is for anyone who wants to be more politically active as a political candidate, staff, volunteer and/or advocate. Taught through the lens of the profession’s values and Code of Ethics, this powerful workshop also addresses issues like race, identity and ethics in politics.

Day One focuses on how to prepare for and run a winning campaign, including messaging, voter contact, fundraising and leadership.

Day Two features interactive workshops, small group activities and panel discussions with highly regarded political social workers and elected officials.

Available SW CECHs:

12.0

CE Faculty:

Kate Coyne-McCoy

Credentials:
Owner, Consultant KCM Consulting
Bio:
Kate Coyne-McCoy has devoted her career to the pursuit of progressive social change. Having worked her first political campaign at age 12, Coyne-McCoy has contributed to the success of hundreds of electoral and issue campaigns all across the United States. Kate is a trained social worker, an experienced advocate, coalition builder, organizer, recruiter and former candidate for Congress. She has designed and implemented candidate recruiting training and support programs for the nation’s largest political action network, and for the Oval Office program at Harvard University. In addition to training more than 7,000 candidates and directly assisting with hundreds of successful elections, Kate Coyne McCoy has brought her intensive hands-on approach to the development and expansion of many issue campaigns and growing not for profit organizations. Skilled in every phase of campaign and organizational development - fundraising, message creation and delivery, working with the media and building voter and constituent contact programs, Kate knows what it takes to build winning campaigns.

Shannon Lane

Credentials:
PhD, University of Connecticut MSW, University of Michigan BA, The George Washington University
Bio:
Dr. Lane began her career working for the United States Senate, where she was hired as a staff member for Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle while still an undergraduate at the George Washington University. She received her MSW from the University of Michigan and returned to Capitol Hill to work for Senators Daschle, Pryor, and Nelson. Since 2004, she has been affiliated with the Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work. She has worked with the Humphreys Institute to coordinate the Campaign School for Social Workers, a two-day training that has trained more than 1,200 social work students and professionals from around the country to run for political office and hold leadership positions in political settings. She earned her PhD in Social Work from the University of Connecticut, and has taught social work policy, macro practice, and research at four universities. Dr. Lane shares her passion for political action by researching strategies to increase the political involvement of social workers and underserved populations. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Social Policy and Research, is a member of the Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education with the Council on Social Work Education, and serves as Deputy Registrar of Voters in Bethany, Connecticut. She and Dr. Suzanne Pritzker are the authors of Political Social Work: Using Power to Create Social Change (2018, Springer Publishing). Her new book, Social Welfare Policy in a Changing World with Drs. Elizabeth Palley and Corey Shdaimah was published in 2019.

Objectives:

As a result of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Run a winning political campaign.
2. Gain exposure to career paths in political settings.
3. Learn how racial and ethnic identity can inform candidates’ campaign strategy.
4. Identify social work field placements in Michigan where BASW and MSW students can develop political social work skills.
5. Fund raise for a political candidate.
6. Build valuable skills that can be applied to any practice setting.

Pricing Information:

MSU, UM, CMU and WSU Scholarship Recipients:	15
NASW Members:	175
Student:	115
General:	199

Comments:

***If you are a student selecting the $15.00 Registration Fee, you will need preapproval from your school that you will be receiving a $100 scholarship.***

Registration will begin at 8:30 AM. 

Led by Kate Coyne-McCoy, MSW president of nationally recognized Campaign Fixer / KCM Consulting, who has trained more than 8,000 candidates and assisted with hundreds of successful elections.

Lunch provided both days. 
Register early as space is limited!

700-20 | Trauma Certificate Level 1 Course Completion Payment

Course Date(s):

Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at 8:00 AM

Registration Dates:

Registration Starts: Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Location:

Trauma Certificate

Description:

Please note this is not the full Trauma Certificate. This is for applying for the Level 1 application once all level 1 courses are complete.

The Trauma Certificate is designed to help human service professionals learn techniques to improve their work with children, adolescents, adults, and families who have experienced trauma.

Once you've completed all level 1 courses, you must complete the survey. https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_br8LkPAxOw9rQXj
You are able to apply by completing the survey and payment. Payment can be done online (you must have a community ID), mail, or over the phone. Please do not email payment.

Available SW CECHs:

0.0

CE Faculty:

NA / TBA

Objectives:

This certificate will:
Address trauma across the lifespan
Emphasize interdisciplinary practice
Enhance knowledge of self and secondary trauma
Emphasize the impact of trauma on the brain and behavior
Be culturally responsive
Encourage professional interaction using a trauma informed lens

Pricing Information:
	NA / TBA

Comments:

For questions please contact the CE Office in the School of Social Work. 

517-353-3060 or email at swkce@msu.edu